Tool



Feb. 21,1933. F F PZZANO @,898568 TOOL Filed De. 29, 1930 Inventor A@edera/f1: fazzaym- Homey Patented Feb. 21, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENTtroon` Application med December 29, 1930. f serial Nb: 505,436.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tools,and the'prlmary object of the present invention 1s to provide a toolespeciallyadapted for the removal of automobile storage battery terminalclips, the object of theinvention being to provide a tool equipped witha pair ofl jaws for loosening and tightening the cllp,

nut, together with additional means adapted to be inserted in theconfine of the clip for spreading the same to facilitate removal of theclip from the storage battery terminal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool of thischaracter, which is comparatively simple in construction, consists ofrelatively few parts, and which will be found thoroughly e`ncient forthe purpose designed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring a study of the following description, taken in connection withthe accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the tool.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an edge elevational view of one'of the jaws. y

Figure 4 is an elevational view of other of the jaws,

With reference more in detail to the drawing, it will be seen that thetool comprises a pair of levers 1 and 2respectively, lever 1 adjacentone end thereof being provided with a lateral notch 3, and at theforward end of the notch having projecting laterally therefrom anarcuate jaw that on its con- Vcaved face is provided with teeth 5.Extending laterally from the lever 1 in a direction opposite to jaw 4 isan integral lug 6. Lug 6 is preferably disposed ob-liquely with respectto the longitudinal axes of the lever 1.

Lever 2 at one end thereof is provided with a lateral projection 7provided on one side thereof with a notch 8 providing upper and lowerstop shoulders 9 and 10 for engagement with corresponding edges of thelever 1 at the notch 3. The projection 7 is the 30 diumV of ya suitablepivotfpin- 11.r

Projection 7 at itsfreeend terminates in' a jaw `12, Whichfjaw 12-,islin substantially the same plane as'the jaw 4. Jaw 12 at its free end isprovided with an' arcuate series of teeth 13y for cooperation with theteeth 5.

Projecting laterally `from the lever 2 oppositely with respect to theprojection 7 is a lug 14 cooperable with the lug 6 as and orta purposeto be hereinafter made mani-V es In actual practice and when using thetool for loosening or tightening the vnut of a storage batteryterminal,the jaws 4 and 12 areY moved into engagement with the nut by moving thelevers 1 and 2 toward one another and then by suitably manipulating thetool, the nut may be threaded relative to its bolt for loosening ortightening the nut as desired.

pivoted within the notch 3 through theme- To use the tool for spreadingthe clip of the battery terminal, levers 1 and 2 are moved away fromoneanotherfor positioning the lugs 6 and 14 adjacent one another, andthe lugs may be then inserted within the confines of theclip, one faceof each lug 6 and 14 being lsuitably rounded to conformably engage aportion of the clip. Whilev moving the levers 1 and 2 toward one anotherfor spreading the lugs 6 and 14 apart the terminal clip will be spreador eX- panded thus vfacilitating removal of the clip from about thebattery terminal.

It is thought that from the foregoing description taken in connectionwith the draw- Y ing a clear understanding of .the operation,construction utility and advantages of a tool of this character will behad by those skilled in the art without a more detailed description. i Y

It is to -be understood while I have herein shown and described apreferred embodi ment of the invention, that the same is susceptible ofmodifications, `improvements and variations coming within the scope ofthe appended claim:

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is: Y

A combination tool comprising in combination a pair of pivotally mountedlevers, provided at their corresponding ends with vcooperating Workspreading lingers, one of 5 said handle members having a transverse slotand the other of said handle members having a lateral projectionoperable Within the slot, and` terminating at its free end in a portioninclined to the axes of the handle l0 members and provided With a convextoothed Work engaging face, and said first-'g mentioned handle memberadjacent the slot provided With a lateral projection having "a concavetoothed Work enga ing face `con- 15 fronting the Work engaging ace ofvsaid inclined portion, and saidl Work `spreading fingers confrontingoneanotherand adapted to engage one With the other when the handle membersarel spread apart to thereby 2O limit relative swinging movement oi" thehandle members. j

In testimony whereof I aiIiX my signature.

FREDERICK F. PAZZANOQ @sav

